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Someone complained. Mowbray told RNZ he has made “an assumption” that it was National. He has a reason.
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The word for today is… reticent (adjective) - 1: inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved 2: restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance 3: reluctant Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : We hate to break it to the language sticklers among us, but use of reticent as a synonym of reluctant—
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Patrick Stewart died Wednesday (local time) in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia.